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FactCheck: Jenrick’s claim that people must seek asylum in first safe country
The immigration minister made the claim on Channel 4 News.
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How effective are efforts to clear the asylum cases backlog – and what about the people left waiting for a decision?
A barge due to house five hundred asylum seekers has arrived in Falmouth in Cornwall for a refit – before it moves onto its final destination in Dorset. Critics have described it as a “quasi prison” – with questions over living conditions and safety for those on board. Record numbers of people are waiting for…
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FactCheck: what has Keir Starmer said about Labour’s tuition fees plan?
Keir Starmer says his party wants to “move on”’ from its pledge to abolish university tuition fees in England. FactCheck takes a look.
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Sheflation: how the cost of living crisis is hitting women hardest
The rising cost of living is having an impact across the country. But research has found women are disproportionately affected.
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Black Sabbath meets ballet in new production
Now it isn’t often you see Black Sabbath and ballet in the same sentence – let alone on the same stage. But Birmingham Royal Ballet’s director Carlos Acosta has teamed up with the heavy metal band’s co-founder Tony Iommi with a new production inspired by their music. It includes original scores along with some of…
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‘Care system in crisis’ – Children living hundreds of miles from community
Children placed in care are too often being sent miles away from their local communities, according to a leading charity. It has found that in England, such cases are increasing because there’s not enough suitable accommodation closer to home. One woman who grew up in care told this programme that she ended up hundreds of…
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FactCheck: the gender reform row between Scotland and Westminster explained
What is the Gender Recognition Reform bill and how popular is it among Scots?
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The vigilante movement targeting immigrants to ‘clean up’ communities in South Africa
A movement accused of violence and xenophobia is targeting immigrants in areas struggling with soaring poverty, unemployment and crime.
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FactCheck: how much has junior doctors’ pay fallen and what pay rise do they want?
Thousands of junior doctors in England are on strike this week over pay. But how much has junior doctors’ pay fallen – and how does it compare to other parts of the health service? FactCheck takes a look.
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Tennessee backed Trump before but would they vote for him again?
America often looks like a country riven by political tribalism, with opinions pushed ever further to extremes. But there is still room for a more moderate view, even in solid red states like Tennessee.
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Rishi Sunak says political correctness won’t stop grooming gangs crackdown
Rishi Sunak has claimed that victims of grooming gangs have too often been ignored because of racial sensitivity and political correctness, as he outlined plans for a new police task force to tackle the gangs.
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Lebanon: The families trying to escape as country falls into chaos (dubbed)
Lebanon’s descent into economic and political chaos – both symbolised and exacerbated by the 2020 Beirut explosion – has forced much of its population into the hardest of decisions: whether to stay and hope things will improve, or risk life and limb seeking a better future abroad.
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New play explores mental challenges of growing up Black
Six black boys in search of who they are. The problem is, too often, the outside world has already decided.
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Lebanon: The families trying to escape as country falls into chaos
Lebanon’s descent into economic and political chaos – both symbolised and exacerbated by the 2020 Beirut explosion – has forced much of its population into the hardest of decisions: whether to stay and hope things will improve, or risk life and limb seeking a better future abroad.
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Who is in the race to buy Manchester United?
The race to buy Manchester United is heating up after at least two bidders registered their interest ahead of a soft deadline.